not be seid to be the hous, neither the bodili chirche, neither the peple, neither the wijde cuntre of the parisch; for ech of these soortis now rehercid, except the laste, ben chaungid happili euery ȝeer; and the laste soort schulde rather be the benefice to the peple of the parisch than to him. And therfore a benefice is no thing ellis than what is now seid to be, that is to seie, a riȝt forto aske, receyue, and haue certeyn fruytis or sum othir avail into his fynding forto do summe deedis of sum certein office. Wherof folewith this present viije. trouthe to be firme and stable for a trouthe.
Also thus: It is to be seid that summe temporal goodis weren ȝouun to preestis being curatis into her lijflode in the first maner of the ije. trouthe, and that bi cause of Cristis speche, Luk xe. capitulum., in long proces, wheryn he seith, The werkman is worthi his fynd|ing, and bi cause of Poulis speche, ie. Thim. ve. capitulum. and ie. Cor. ixe. capitulum., bi long proces. And ferthermore, sithen it was doon so aftir ward, that the maner of vncerteyn ȝeuyng at mennys deuocioun and plesaunce to preestis was chaungid into a certeinte of tithis and of offring in certein tymes, as open deede therupon schewith, and as y haue proued in The spreding of the iiij. tablis, and that for avoiding of perel and yuel, which ellis myȝte and wolde haue falle, if paraschens schulde haue be left in her owne fredom for to haue ȝouun or not ȝouun eny thing to her curat, or how miche or how litle to hem it schulde haue likid; it muste be trowid that for avoiding of lijk perel and lijk yuel it was doon, that the curat schulde be stabili endewid bi the seid tithis and offringis, so that it schulde be a ful riȝt ȝouun to him forto hem aske rere haue tho tithis and offringis and othere like paymentis, like to the riȝt of a free rente or a lyuerey going out of an abbey or citee or an other comunalte. Which perel and yuel wolde be this, that ellis, if such stable and fix endewing were not maad to the curat, hise
